Juliana Young Koo
Juliana Young Koo, born Yen Yu-yun (Chinese: 嚴幼韻; September 26, 1905 – May 24, 2017), was a Chinese-American diplomat who worked in the UN Protocol Department. Her first husband, Chinese diplomat Clarence Kuangson Young, was assassinated by Japanese imperial forces during World War II. She became the long-term mistress for the diplomat and politician V.K. Wellington Koo, long before her husband's death. After the war, she moved to the United States, in 1956 Koo divorced his wife and married her.
Juliana Young Koo | |||||||||
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| Born | Yen Yu-yun September 26, 1905 Tianjin, China | ||||||||
| Died | May 24, 2017 (aged 111 years, 240 days) New York City, U.S. | ||||||||
| Resting place | Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum | ||||||||
| Nationality | Republic of China | ||||||||
| Other names | Juliana Young Yen Koo | ||||||||
| Occupation | Diplomat | ||||||||
| Spouses | Clarence Kuangson Young
(m. 1929; died 1942)Wellington Koo
(m. 1959; died 1985) | ||||||||
| Children | 3, including Shirley Young | ||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 嚴幼韻 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 严幼韵 | ||||||||
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